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Zine Camp invitation / open call for participation

On the 24-25th of May, WORM will host a 2 day Zine Camp, an open workspace
connecting like-minded zinesters and newbies from Rotterdam to
national/international zinesters and newbies. The aim is of course to make
zines together, but also to provide a space and place to socialize and
collaborate in an attempt to discover and foster a growing community of
zine-makers in the NL. Everyone is welcome and entrance is free so no
excuses! Drop by!

Zines are DIY periodicals, traditionally self-published on printed format.
They've been published by science, music and soccer fans, political
dissenters, activists, or just people who want to share ideas or aspects of
their personal life. Most zines are grassroots products of underground,
fringe or alternative publishing and distribution and have been largely
ignored by mainstream publishing.

However, this is by no means restrictive to what a zine can be.
Experimentation with form, technical execution, concept, or (ideological)
function is more than welcome to open up the question of what constitutes a
zine today, i.e audio zine, film zine, super 8 zine, etc.

WORM will provide a large, free space, with tables to work on, a photocopy
machine, paper, scissors, glue and last but not least a bar and a stage for
live performances.

Similar to a hacklab or BarCamp, we find it important to keep it loosely
organized to allow for self organization and spontaneity, but at the same
time provide some kind of structure to see what is possible at the Zine
Camp.

Loose program

Here is our basic skeleton of a program, but keep in mind that this is not
a fixed structure and is open to accommodate suggestions and proposals.